[Antiracism] Liberation Ecology, March 5+10 !

[Patrick Gibbs]

Hi!

There will be a workshop of Liberation Ecology at Hampshire College in the
coming weeks. The workshop may be be offered twice -- on Wednesday March 5
and Monday March 10 -- to allow more people to participate. Read on for info
about liberation ecology and the details of RSVP-ing...

What is Liberation Ecology? Here's an excerpt from
http://liberationecology.org/?page_id=7

"What would sustainability look like, if it refused to sustain global
inequality? What can freedom look like in a system headed for ecological
collapse? That these questions are so difficult illustrates the
disconnect between how we think about issues of social health - like
freedom and equity - and issues of ecological health. These questions
haunt the divide that runs right down the middle of the work that we do
to make the world a better place."
...
"Using the material of their own projects, aspirations, and day-to-day
lives, participants are guided through a process of exploring the
networks of relationship that integrate us into a broader context, in a
critical synthesis of ecological, social, and evolutionary perspectives.
With hands-on mapping exercises that draw out the hidden connections
between power, freedom, and the flow of energy and resources across
seemingly disconnected social and ecological communities, participants
discover and discuss new perspectives on our situation, and new
strategies for changing it. We don’t have to settle anymore for the
absurdity of choosing between social and ecological objectives in our
lives and in our work – and we shouldn’t!"

A basic outline of the workshop is at
http://liberationecology.org/?p=34

The workshop is about 5 hours long, though if there are 20 people or less, then
we may do two sessions of three hours each. If you're interested, then email
Sarah at ssm06 at hampshire.edu and tell her which 5-hour and 3-hour times
you could be available on March 5 and March 10. When we've heard back
from interested people, then we'll choose the most convenient time and
give you the details of time and place.

Please forward this to other potentially interested people and groups.


cheers,
Patrick